ArticleJournal of the American Heart Association2025
Comparison of New-Onset Peripheral Artery Disease in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Exposed to Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitors, Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitors, or Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Agonists: A Population-Based Cohort Study.
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- Risk stacking in peripheral artery disease (PAD): Integrating genetics, cardiometabolic disease and social determinants of health to explain worsening PAD outcomes.International journal of cardiology. Cardiovascular risk and prevention · 2026Article
- Role of Inflammatory Biomarkers in Peripheral Arterial Disease: A Comprehensive Review of Prognostic and Therapeutic Implications.Biomolecules · 2026Review
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Abstract
backgroundSodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2Is), dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors (DPP4Is), and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists have been associated with improved cardiovascular outcomes and prognosis. The comparative risks of new-onset peripheral artery disease (PAD) between these medications remain unknown. This real-world study compared the risks of PAD in patients exposed to SGLT2I and DPP4I. METHODS AND
resultsThis was a retrospective population-based cohort study of patients with type 2 diabetes on either an SGLT2I or a DPP4I between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2015, using a territory-wide database from Hong Kong. The primary outcome was new-onset PAD. The secondary outcomes were cardiovascular hospitalization, cardiovascular death, and all-cause death. Propensity score matching (1:1 ratio) using the nearest neighbor search was performed. Multivariable Cox regression with time-weighted variables was used to identify significant associations. A 3-arm analysis including the glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist cohort was conducted. This cohort included 75 470 patients with type 2 diabetes (median age, 62.3±12.8 years; 55.79% men). The SGLT2I and DPP4I groups consisted of 28 753 patients and 46 717 patients, respectively. After matching, 186 and 256 patients had PAD in the SGLT2I and DPP4I groups, respectively, over a median follow-up of 5.6 years. SGLT2I use was associated with lower risks of PAD (hazard ratio [HR], 0.79 [95% CI, 0.66-0.93]) compared with DPP4I use after adjusting for demographics, comorbidities, medications, renal function, and glycemic tests. The association remained consistent regardless of sex, age, and other metabolic diseases. In the 3-arm analysis, the risk of PAD was not statistically different between SGLT2Is and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (HR, 1.18 [95% CI, 0.52-2.68]). The results remained consistent in the competing risk and the sensitivity analyses.
conclusionsSGLT2I use among patients with type 2 diabetes was associated with lower risks of new-onset PAD and PAD-related outcomes when compared with DPP4Is after adjustments.
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